April Birthdays
Perhaps April 1 is a creative date, not just for fools, because April 1 is the birthday of not just…
writing prompt
This writing prompt invites you to create something from what might be a dull subject–liven it up with humor, insight,…
writing prompt
When you live in the Northern Marianas, you know what the boonies are like. In this writing prompt, you get…
Writing prompt
Pick a season. Choose your location. Select your favorite (or least favorite, or random) fruit-bearing tree. Go for a walk…
Vocabulary: Fortune (Beware the Ides of March)
“Fortune” is a word from old French and started as meaning chance as a divinity, or chance as a power…
Author birthday
We celebrate the author birthday of Virginia Hamilton on March 12. Winner of the National Book Award and many others,…
writing prompt
Style faux pas! Whatever your fashion sense, write about a style faux pas. Contemporary or historical? Clothing? Dialogue? Interior decor?…
Writing prompt
Consider our recent vocabulary word in all its historical glory. Use this writing prompt to create a character, or write…
writing prompt
What you forgot at the grocery store. This writing prompt asks for not just an item, but an opportunity to…